Stay close to Comerica Park, The Opera, and Hockeytown. Don't wander off.

Awesome people live there! Check out the Auburn Hills Mall, it is fantastic.

I loved the FORD museum and park... But that was some 30 years ago

The Monorail is neat but doesn't go anywhere. Tigers Stadium is very nice...the rest of detroit not so much

With superb turn of the century architecture, world class museums and some fantastic summer festivals Detroit is worth a couple of days of a traveller's time.

Go to the Ford Museum. The chair Lincoln was shot in is there ans so is the car Kennedy was shot in.

Detroit`s fountain of mirth:

I decided to write a separate tip about this fountain because I think its story is an interesting one. 

It was built in 1925 - 15 years after the death of a guy who left $500.000 to the city of Detroit so they can build a fountain on Belle Isle.

Nice gesture, you may say. Well, the generous guy`s name was James Scott and he was a gambler and a naughty prankster despised by all who knew him. In his will the Detroit most eccentric bachelor had only one request: to build a life-size bronze statue of the donor (e.g. himself) next to the fountain. :)) Detroiters were furious... but finally agreed.

The fountain was designed by the NY architect, Cass Gilbert. Scott`s statue is there too. You may see it on the fountain`s left side - a bronze man sitting in a chair, looking at Detroit towers. 
Those who knew Scott, said that he loved watching kids play. Good for him, cause till today children like to sit on his bronze lap.
Address:  Belle Isle.
Directions:  East of downtown along Jefferson Ave.

Detroit,MI is a very easy city to navigate through considering the fact that most of the streets run paralell to each other

Youll see a big circular building thatas the GM building which also has a movie theater,a hotel with private elevator to take to the top,glass floors and several others including a monorail(people mover)depot whichalso takes you to greek town,COBO hall and along other parts of the Detroit area.

don't beleave all your told. i like the city an people. but show respect an you'll get it back